Haematologist
Northern Clinical Pathology, Thrombosis and Radiology (NECTAR) Research Group
Epping, Victoria, Australia
A/Prof Prahlad Ho MBBS(Hons), PhD, BMedSc, FRACP, FRPCA
Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist
Associate Professor Prahlad Ho is a laboratory and clinical haematologist who went through most of his training at Northern Health, commencing as an intern in 2006. He is Divisional Director of Diagnostic and Outpatient Services and also Medical Divisional Director for Cancer Services at Northern Health. Prahlad was the Director of Clinical Haematology at Northern Health and was instrumental in expanding the Thrombosis Service. He was also the inaugural Director of Northern Pathology Victoria.
Prahlad is the ex-Treasurer of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ) and the Vice-President of the Australian/New Zealand chapter of International Union of Angiology.
Prahlad is actively involved in clinical and laboratory research and has published in multiple international peer-reviewed journals. He heads the Haematology Research Group with a primary research interest in global coagulation assays. He completed his PhD through the University of Melbourne under a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Heart Foundation scholarship. He is currently an adjunct Associate Professor (Research) at Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University as well at the University of Melbourne (RMH).